Belt game 4,851 · February 14, 1988
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 1,825 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Calgary Flames had held it since February 12, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on February 24, 1988.
1,825Reign number
19Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hakan Loob | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Patterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevan Guy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dana Murzyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Nattress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dadswell | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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